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in 25 cities including this city in washington, d.c. again, that's not a regime that you want to have, to have access to military nuclear capabilities. >> all of this talk about what to do with iran, of course, comes down to the relationship between your country and the united states. president obama and prime minister netanyahu talked today and i know the prime minister called the president. i want to show you the headlines the day after the election. these were around the world. netanyahu rushes to repair damage with obama. that was one. perceived tilt towards romney israeli leader must mend relationship with obama. in israel the prime minister is taking heat for a perceived support of romney. i guess the big question is can the relationship be mended? >> there was nothing to mend, erin. president obama has said that he has spent more hours in conversation with prime minister netanyahu than with any other foreign leader. they've had about ten meetings. i've been present at all those meetings. they've been friendly and open and very co
in 25 cities including this city in washington, d.c. again, that's not a regime that you want to have, to have access to military nuclear capabilities. >> all of this talk about what to do with iran, of course, comes down to the relationship between your country and the united states. president obama and prime minister netanyahu talked today and i know the prime minister called the president. i want to show you the headlines the day after the election. these were around the world....
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it's twice as big as washington, d.c. under 2 million people there. they're predominantly palestinian and their economy is very bad, unemployment very high. globalfire.com has called israel the tenth most powerful military in the world. why is that? well, let's break it down a little bit. they have compulsory military service there, so they have a lot of troops ready at a moment's notice, 176,000 active troops. they could also draw up a half million from the reserves pretty easily, so that's a robust force out there. look at their attack units here. 3,000 tanks if you add in all the army personnel carriers and artillery units and mortars out there, you have 12,000 ground units here. that's an awful lot, and of course their air force is formidable. about 800 air strikes. this is what they use to strike at gaza. if you look at hamas, in terms of what they officially have in uniform, police, whatever you want to call them, only about 12,500 and they have nothing like the weapons the israelis have. however -- big point here -- palestinian militants do hav
it's twice as big as washington, d.c. under 2 million people there. they're predominantly palestinian and their economy is very bad, unemployment very high. globalfire.com has called israel the tenth most powerful military in the world. why is that? well, let's break it down a little bit. they have compulsory military service there, so they have a lot of troops ready at a moment's notice, 176,000 active troops. they could also draw up a half million from the reserves pretty easily, so that's a...
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. >>> our second story "outfront," war in washington. both sides blaming the other for a lack of action on that fiscal cliff. when taxes duoup and spending gets slashed. today, the rhetoric was ratch ratcheted up another notch as mitch mcconnell slammed the president's plan. >> an opening bid of $1.6 trillion in new taxes just isn't serious. it's more than simpson bowles or more than any other commission has called for. it's twice as much as the white house seemed ready to agree to during last summer's debt ceiling talks. a joke. >> dick durbin joins me now. good to see you. it's a joke. what do you think? >>. >> i think senator mcconnell needs to take another look at the report. i severed on that commission. a reduction of $4 trillion came from revenue. it was in the range of $1.6 trillion. >> you talk about 1.6 trillion. there's ways to get there in ways that don't necessarily raise tax rates. you could cap deductions at $35,000 and have the estate tax go back to where it was and get $1.3 million. i'm simply making the point there's a
. >>> our second story "outfront," war in washington. both sides blaming the other for a lack of action on that fiscal cliff. when taxes duoup and spending gets slashed. today, the rhetoric was ratch ratcheted up another notch as mitch mcconnell slammed the president's plan. >> an opening bid of $1.6 trillion in new taxes just isn't serious. it's more than simpson bowles or more than any other commission has called for. it's twice as much as the white house seemed ready...
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that we're 41 days from the fiscal cliff and washington is in bitter partisan deadlock, we want to test drive another idea, solve the problem. the wealthy pay more but tax rates on people who work might not go up right now. is this what the buffet rule really should have been? "out front" tonight is daniel altman. great to see you. what was amazing to me reading your proposal here that would tax the wealthy as opposed to just the rich, it's against the constitution right now to tax wealth in this country. >> right. you can't have a direct tax like that. in fact, we needed a constitutional embarrassment just to get the income tax back in 1913. that is the 16th amendment. we would need another amendment to get this wealth tax. it is 1 hun hu00 years later. >> i got another amendment i want. i want to change the voting day. i'm all for it. let's put some amendments in. but let's break down your math. if we taxed wealth, right, what people accumulate over time. 2010 are the numbers you're looking at. $58 trillion in wealth. if you just put a 1.5% tax on that, $870 billion, that is a lot of
that we're 41 days from the fiscal cliff and washington is in bitter partisan deadlock, we want to test drive another idea, solve the problem. the wealthy pay more but tax rates on people who work might not go up right now. is this what the buffet rule really should have been? "out front" tonight is daniel altman. great to see you. what was amazing to me reading your proposal here that would tax the wealthy as opposed to just the rich, it's against the constitution right now to tax...
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you know the old washington joke. a billion here, a billion there, then you're talking money. >> what about social security? >> now, this is more complex. if you look at what bowles simpson talked about, and the gang of six, they talk about changing the benefit formula. change cpi. basically, what folks say is this could be a more accurate measure of inflation and if you put that in place, you could save $223 billion over ten years. if you raise the retirement age to 69 by 2075, it would affect toddlers today, no one else. >> oh, come on. >> that could save -- >> you know what, toddlers, i'm going to move it to 59 today. >> this has democrats willing to take on their own special interests. it's a sense of where the argument could go. and neither democrats nor republicans want to be the ones to raise it. they're going to have to do it more quickly. >>> next, the question remains, can israel survive as a country if there is not a two-state solution? and that debate boil down to israeli -- they're "outfront" and is it a
you know the old washington joke. a billion here, a billion there, then you're talking money. >> what about social security? >> now, this is more complex. if you look at what bowles simpson talked about, and the gang of six, they talk about changing the benefit formula. change cpi. basically, what folks say is this could be a more accurate measure of inflation and if you put that in place, you could save $223 billion over ten years. if you raise the retirement age to 69 by 2075, it...
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your money needs an ally. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist recommended aveeno has an oat formula, now proven to build a moisture reserve, so skin can replenish itself. that's healthy skin for life. only from aveeno. >>> our second story out front, victory for palestinians. the u.n. general assembly voted in favor of palestinian state hood. we want to show you the wild celebrations going on right now. this is the west bank. after the u.n. overwhelmingly gave the palestinians something they have wanted for years and the vote was pretty overwhelming. 138 countries in favor. it was a shellacking for those against it. the resolution passed against the wil
your money needs an ally. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. can your moisturizer do that? [ female announcer ] dermatologist...
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only in washington, congress, is an agreement on 98% of something not the grounds for making a deal. you've got 98% agreement on taxes. take that deal. don't go over the fiscal cliff. live to find another deal on a grand bargain. tax reform, entitlement. >> you really think democrats, they get that tax increase, that they're going to come and give spending cuts late sner. >> i think there are ways you can try to make it. eric's made a great point historically that things like ruddman, the spending cuts never end up happening. everyone who's realistic at the table recognizes you've got to have a balanced plan. serious cuts and revenue increases. you can't -- >> we've had 18 debt and deficit commissions since '81. the cuts never came. >> cynicism isn't a plan though, eric. we need to put forward a plan. can't just keep saying they're screwing it up. >> if you don't put cuts in though with tax increase, you've got a problem because it's easy to raise taxes on a few people. most people will not support cuts that hurt them. >> you've got to have entitlement reform. >> you can actually low
only in washington, congress, is an agreement on 98% of something not the grounds for making a deal. you've got 98% agreement on taxes. take that deal. don't go over the fiscal cliff. live to find another deal on a grand bargain. tax reform, entitlement. >> you really think democrats, they get that tax increase, that they're going to come and give spending cuts late sner. >> i think there are ways you can try to make it. eric's made a great point historically that things like...
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it was a written commitment to the people of georgia that he would go to washington to reduce government spending and reform government, not raise taxes. if he wants to change his mind and become a tax increaser so we don't have to reform government, he needs to have that conversation with the people of georgia. >> douglas holt eakin and ethan poll lack, they join us right now to talk it over. douglas, what do you think here? is this smart repositions by some republicans out there or is this a civil war within the party? >> i think this is politics. the pledge has been a political document and you know, over the years, it did have the virtue of focusing the attention on the spending side. in the past 30 years, we've seen taxes go up, down and sideways, but we've never seen a sustained effort of spending and the kind of entitlement reforms this moment's going to require. >> now, ethan, i know you worked with the obama camp for a while. there's a notion in this that both sides were aware that in all likelihood, taxes are probably going to have to go up across the board simply to deal with
it was a written commitment to the people of georgia that he would go to washington to reduce government spending and reform government, not raise taxes. if he wants to change his mind and become a tax increaser so we don't have to reform government, he needs to have that conversation with the people of georgia. >> douglas holt eakin and ethan poll lack, they join us right now to talk it over. douglas, what do you think here? is this smart repositions by some republicans out there or is...
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help those guys in washington now. >>> israel why and gaza are claiming the cease-fire as a victory. the senior guys are "outfront" next. and host he is gets an answer. >>> we start the second half of our show with stories we care about where we focus on our reporting from the front lines. tonight at the united nations, ambassador susan rice addressed the controversy surrounding her response to the september 11th attack on the american consulate in benghazi, libya. this is the first time she's addressed it. here she is. >> i relied solely and squarely on the information provided to me by the intelligence about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, s
help those guys in washington now. >>> israel why and gaza are claiming the cease-fire as a victory. the senior guys are "outfront" next. and host he is gets an answer. >>> we start the second half of our show with stories we care about where we focus on our reporting from the front lines. tonight at the united nations, ambassador susan rice addressed the controversy surrounding her response to the september 11th attack on the american consulate in benghazi, libya....
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the gaza strip is twice as big as washington, d.c. but it has three times as much population as washington, d.c. yesterday, the israelis dropped a bomb on a building with objective of killing supposedly a hamas commander. they ended up killing 11 people from one family, including four children under the age of 10. so, israel has a very sophisticated military and they are causing these innocent civilian deaths. >> we are doing to talk more about those four children later in the program, but ambassador, i wanted to share a poll with you and get your point of view on what this means for you. we here asked americans in the middle east who are your sympathies more with. 59% said their sympathies are with israel. 13% say they are with the palestinians. what does this mean for you? i mean, that is i think to describe it as an uphill battle is not even the right word. >> my personal experience with americans is definitely is contrary to this kind of poll. i talk to americans, i talk to ordinary americans and find a lot of sympathy with the pa
the gaza strip is twice as big as washington, d.c. but it has three times as much population as washington, d.c. yesterday, the israelis dropped a bomb on a building with objective of killing supposedly a hamas commander. they ended up killing 11 people from one family, including four children under the age of 10. so, israel has a very sophisticated military and they are causing these innocent civilian deaths. >> we are doing to talk more about those four children later in the program,...
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help those guys in washington now. >>> israel why and gaza are claiming the cease-fire as a victory. the senior guys are "outfront" next. and host he is gets an answer. the saying easy as pie? i get it now. just unroll it, fill, top, bake, and present. that must have taken you forever! it was really tough. [ female announcer ] pillsbury pie crust. let the making begin anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. but p
help those guys in washington now. >>> israel why and gaza are claiming the cease-fire as a victory. the senior guys are "outfront" next. and host he is gets an answer. the saying easy as pie? i get it now. just unroll it, fill, top, bake, and present. that must have taken you forever! it was really tough. [ female announcer ] pillsbury pie crust. let the making begin anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap...
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phillips'. [ female announcer ] live the regular life. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. part of a whole new line of tablets from dell. it's changing the conversation. ♪ >>> we start the second half with stories we care about where we focus on our reporting from the front lines and we begin with new photos obtained by the institute for science and international security. they say they show more activity at an iranian military site. a site that nuclear inspectors have been denied access to. here's what the site looked like in september. the roofs of the buildings are are covered with tarps. just take a look. now, we're going to fast forward it. switch the picture to november 7th. what you'll see now is that the buildings have
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could he end the drama right now if he stayed put in washington and held a series of face-to-face meetings with reid, mcconnell, boehner, and pelosi instead of his planned meetings this week with small business owners, business leaders and middle class americans, not to mention a trip scheduled for friday to pennsylvania. a state he won by five points in the election, to sell american voters on a tax plan he has very loudly and clearly said he's already sold them on. mark warner is a member of the senate's bipartisan gang of eight. they've been working to develop a deficit reduction plan. let me just ask you how you feel right now. 11 days since the president's met with congressional leaders face-to-face, do you think there needs to be more meetings like that right now? >> well, i think the president is doing the right thing. he's got to make the case to congress and the american people. not only of the dire consequences if we go over the cliff, but actually the tremendous upside. and one of the things we don't focus on enough, if we get a real deal, the amount of private capital that will
could he end the drama right now if he stayed put in washington and held a series of face-to-face meetings with reid, mcconnell, boehner, and pelosi instead of his planned meetings this week with small business owners, business leaders and middle class americans, not to mention a trip scheduled for friday to pennsylvania. a state he won by five points in the election, to sell american voters on a tax plan he has very loudly and clearly said he's already sold them on. mark warner is a member of...